Carissa Byrne Hessick

The legal definition of child pornography is, at best, unclear. In part because of this ambiguity and in part because of the nature of the crime itself, the prosecution and sentencing of perpetrators, the protection of and restitution for victims, and the means for preventing repeat offenses are deeply controversial. In Refining Child Pornography Law , experts in law, sociology, and social work ex

"This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to tackle mass incarceration, by one of the country's most thoughtful scholars." --Rachel E. Barkow, author of Prisoners of Breaking the Cycle of Mass IncarcerationA provocative and timely exploration of how plea bargaining prevents true criminal justice reform and how we can fix itWhen Americans think of the criminal justice s